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1 Canberra Literary Icon Marion Halligan Dies Sally Pryor , 2024 single work obituary (for Marion Halligan )
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 February 2024; (p. 4)
1 Canberra History Inspired Author Sally Pryor , 2022 single work obituary (for Frank Moorhouse )
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 June 2022; (p. 11)

'It was on a freezing cold Canberra day, one that began with mist rather than blue skies, that Frank Moorhouse had the epiphany that would lead to the writing of one of his greatest works.'

1 Becoming an Australian, Via Canberra Sally Pryor , 2019 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 September 2019; (p. 5)
1 Canberra Author Wins Children's Book Council Award for Story about Nine-year-old Bridge Enthusiast Sally Pryor , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 19 August 2016;
'The story of a nine-year-old boy who rode hundreds of kilometres on horseback to see the Sydney Harbour Bridge has won a major prize at the Children's Book Council of Australia awards. ...'
1 Only Daughter, Anna Snoekstra's Debut Novel Set in Canberra, Is Bound for Hollywood Sally Pryor , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 19 August 2016;

'It all started with the sound of glass breaking in the dead of night.'

'Someone had smashed Anna Snoekstra's car windows outside her Melbourne home, and she couldn't get back to sleep. Paranoid thoughts began crowding her mind; it didn't help that she'd been thinking a lot about film noir, imposter stories and the creeping fear of the unknown. On this night, as a way of calming herself down, she started mapping out a story in her head, on involving a missing girl, and a woman who returns, years later, claiming to be her. ...'

1 To Lindy, with Love Sally Pryor , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 July 2016; (p. 8)

— Review of Letters to Lindy Alana Valentine , 2016 single work drama
1 Rewriting the Rules for Young Readers Sally Pryor , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 January 2016; (p. 5) The Age , 26 January 2016; (p. 5)
1 Canberra Poet Paul Hetherington on a Life in Verse Sally Pryor , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 11 November 2016;

— Review of Burnt Umber Paul Hetherington , 2016 selected work poetry
'It's funny the things that move you when you're in a foreign country. Paul Hetherington didn't expect to find clarity in the sight of an ancient aqueduct while on a moving train in Rome, but there you have it. ...'
1 Canberra to Be the Backdrop for Local Murder Movie Sally Pryor , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 March 2015;
1 Churcher Remembered for Her Love of Art Hundreds Farewell 'Betty Blockbuster', Icon and Pioneer Sally Pryor , 2015 single work obituary (for Betty Churcher )
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 April 2015; (p. 8) The Canberra Times , 29 April 2015; (p. 3)
1 Indomitable Figure Put Gallery on Map Sally Pryor , 2015 single work obituary (for Betty Churcher )
— Appears in: The Age , 1 April 2015; (p. 38)
1 Gallery Director Who Had ‘the Eye of an Artist’ Sally Pryor , 2015 single work obituary (for Betty Churcher )
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 April 2015; (p. 6)
1 Churcher Leaves Hole in the Australian Landscape Sally Pryor , 2015 single work obituary (for Betty Churcher )
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 April 2015; (p. 1)
1 Director Brought Culture to the Masses Sally Pryor , 2015 single work obituary (for Betty Churcher )
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 April 2015; (p. 9)
1 Robyn Cadwallader Sally Pryor , 2015 single work interview
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 February 2015; (p. 30-31) The Canberra Times , 14 February 2015; (p. 19) The Age , 14 February 2015; (p. 24)
'What would drive a young woman to lock herself away from the world, and what would be the effect?'
1 Mother & Son Sally Pryor , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 January 2015; (p. 8)

— Review of Mother & Son Geoffrey Atherden , 2015 single work drama
1 Two Passions Become One Sally Pryor , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 November 2014; (p. 8)
1 Julian Davies Julian Davies : The Man behind Crow Mellow and Finlay Lloyd Sally Pryor , 2014 single work interview
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 October 2014; (p. 20-21) The Canberra Times , 18 October 2014; The Age , 18 October 2014; (p. 24)

— Review of Crow Mellow Julian Davies , 2014 single work novel
'Disenchanted with mainstream publishing, a respected author started his own company specialising in words and images.'
1 Could This Be the Golden Age of the Novella? Sally Pryor , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 October 2014; (p. 10)

— Review of The Beach Volcano Nigel Featherstone , 2014 single work novel
1 Pathos Still There Amid the Laughter and Songs Sally Pryor , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 October 2014; (p. 5)

— Review of Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
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